p. 136 | Review and Herald, Vol. 35, No. 17. (4/12/1870)

Earlier text: Ministers' Lecture Association

Quarterly Meeting in Monroe, Wis.

By C. H. Rogers

THE Quarterly Meeting held in this place, March 26 and 27, was one to which we look back with pleasure, as a time when the Lord graciously smiled upon us, and gave us the cheering evidence of his saving presence.

The church some time ago began to realize their backwardness and lukewarmness, and awake and heed the solemn appeal to the Laodicean church, “Be zealous and repent;” and as we felt our wretched and lost condition, we began the work of getting nearer to the Lord. We accordingly set apart the week previous to the meeting, to earnest prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he would visit us in mercy; and as we assembled nightly to join our hearts and mingle our voices before our Heavenly Father’s throne, we felt the influence of the Spirit witnessing with ours that it was pleasing to him. A spirit of humility and confession came into our midst, and the flowing tears of penitence and contrition gave evidence that the Lord was with us to help us correct our wrongs, and put them away, that he might raise us up; and as we neared the time of our general meeting, we felt indeed that the Lord was waiting to bestow upon us the fullness of his love.

But what was our disappointment when we learned that Bro. Andrews could not meet with us. We had so confidently expected that he would come and help us in the work we had commenced so encouragingly. But the presence and blessing of the Lord does not depend on one man, but on the consecration and heavenly zeal manifested. On the whole our Quarterly Meeting was a good one. The appointments that had gone out were filled by Bro. G. L. Holiday, of Albany, to entire acceptance of the brethren and sisters, and throughout the whole the sweet and gentle Spirit seemed to be felt by all. Our business session passed off harmoniously, during which some important changes were made which we trust will benefit the church. Bro. Holiday returned home feeling that the Lord had graciously met him on the way with a blessing, and we all felt encouraged to double our diligence, and be more alive to our duty, that we may at last be saved. May the Lord help us that we hold fast that which we have, that no man take our crown. C. H. ROGERS.

Idle Words.

By Angelia J. Edmunds

How necessary that our words should be well chosen.

A few mornings since a circumstance occurred that rests with weight on my mind. In a conversation, unpleasant words were unadvisedly spoken by me. I stepped into another room when there sat Bro. — with pencil and paper in hand. Sadness rested on his countenance. I was reminded of the good angel who keeps the record of all our words and actions. An angel had been writing down every word I had spoken. Matt. 12: 36, 37: “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of Judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” Solemn thought! No amount of good words or good deeds, can cancel idle words placed against me on the record book. Many such words may be uttered in an unguarded moment with an unruly tongue.

How many who read this will begin, with me, to record their idle words, that we may more keenly feel the evil and repent of it? Let us pray much for the assisting grace of God, that our hearts may be cleansed; that the fountain may be pure. Then shall we be victorious.

It will cost us many agonizing prayers and tears. The enemy will not give us up without a struggle; but we have One that is “mighty to save” on our side, if we try. We must be in earnest in this matter, or we shall be lost. ANGELIA J. EDMUNDS. Barry Co., Mich.

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

Iowa Camp-Meeting.

PROVIDENCE permitting, there will be a camp-meeting held on the farm of Bro. Thomas Hare, 1¾ miles west of Marion, Iowa, and 3½ miles from Cedar Rapids, commencing Thursday, June 2, and continuing five days. Bro. and Sr. White and other speakers will be present. We hope there will be a general attendance of the friends of the cause throughout the State. We also extend a cordial invitation to those in other States who can attend. Conveyance will be provided for those stopping at Cedar Rapids, who come by railroad from the east or west; while those coming from the direction of Dubuque will stop at Marion. Feed and provisions can be obtained on the ground. A hearty invitation is extended to all the friends of the cause to come themselves and bring with them all who are interested in present truth. We expect this will be the most important meeting ever held in the State.

IOWA CAMP-MEETING COMMITTEE.

WORSE THAN SLAVERY.

It is said that preparations are being made for an extensive importation of Coolies into the Southern States. To obtain these, every form of deception and fraud is already resorted to. A writer, quoted in the American Missionary, thinks this “another proof that the spirit of slavery long survives its existence as an institution.” And as to the condition of these immigrants, he says:

“I know this Coolie Immigration to be the most atrocious and cruel form of the slave trade and slavery that has ever existed, since it is worse to capture people by fraud than by force, and a slave for life is in a far better position than a slave for a short period, because in the one case it is the owner’s interest to care for him when sick, in the other, to let him die off as soon as possible. The negroes themselves say the slaves were never treated as badly as the Coolies.”

The General Conference.

By Committee

DURING the last conference year the expenses of the General Conference have been very great in consequence of sustaining a large number of laborers in new fields, and paying the expenses of Elders Waggoner, Andrews, White, and Sister White, in attending our camp-meetings. The debt now upon the General Conference is about $2,550.00. This sum must be paid, and expenses must be curtailed in the future. This last can be done in the following manner:

1. Each camp-meeting can meet its own expenses. Each camp-meeting committee should see that the expenses of all the laborers they secure are paid by funds raised upon the ground.

2. Churches and Conferences should be organized as early as possible on missionary ground, and put in working order to sustain the cause on such ground, so as to relieve the General Conference of expense as fast and as far as possible.

3. Our friends now living in those localities which are regarded as missionary ground, should expect themselves to help sustain the cause around them, and thus encourage the continuance of labor among them. We hope our friends in the vicinity of Boston will either sustain Eld. Cornell, or put of their means into the General Conference fund that it may be able to pay its debts.

The General Conference Committee can give no further encouragement for the support of home missionaries till the debt of the Conference is paid.

COMMITTEE.

General Conference Debt.

By James White

THERE is no other way than for the friends of the cause to take hold and pay the debt. State Conferences, churches, and scattered brethren, will feel under obligation to meet this debt. The sooner it be paid, the better. And we hope the General Conference will be able to sustain missionaries in new fields. Myself and wife will give one hundred dollars to help pay the debt of the General Conference.

JAMES WHITE.

To the Brethren in Northern Michigan.

By Mich. Conf. Com.

BRO. D. W. MILK, one of the Owosso Camp-meeting Committee, wishes to call the attention of those who pledged to meet the expenses of that meeting, to the necessity of redeeming their pledges at once. We know not who has the list of these pledges. But those who pledged doubtless have a recollection of the matter, and all who have not paid, should pay at once. It will soon be time to commence active preparations for the next camp-meeting, the time for which is already drawing on. Let the past be all squared up. Payments can be sent to the Review Office. MICH. CONF. COM.

A Card.

By H. S. Lay; P. M. Lamson

We would say to the friends who visited us during the meetings of the late General Conference, that we are glad at all times to see our friends, and regret that we could not bestow upon them at that time all the attention we would have been glad to. In the absence of the Matron the duties of Dr. Lamson were much increased, and while there was an insufficiency of help in her department, there were several serious cases which demanded much attention from the physicians.

We would say to our friends from a distance that we hope we may be pardoned for any neglect, or seeming want of courtesy and cordiality on our part, which was not only unintentional, but, under the circumstances, unavoidable. H. S. LAY, P. M. LAMSON.

Isaac Sanborn’s New Address

The P. O. address of Eld. Isaac Sanborn will hereafter be Johnstown Center, Rock Co., Wis.

Iowa State Conference.

THE next annual session of the Iowa State Conference of S. D. Adventists will be held near Marion, Iowa, in connection with the camp-meeting, June 3, 1870.

We hope every church in the State will be represented by delegates. They should come prepared to make the reports called for by the constitution, viz., a “written report of their standing, their losses and additions during the year, also the yearly amount of their s. s. funds.” They should be able to give the amount of money paid by their churches during the year to ministers and the treasurer. Let every church appoint its delegates in season. A church with twenty members or under, is entitled to one delegate, and an additional delegate for every fifteen additional members.

IOWA STATE CONF. COM.

Pilot Grove Quarterly Meeting

By H. NICOLA

The next Quarterly Meeting of the Pilot Grove, Washington and Iowa City churches, will be held at Pilot Grove, Sabbath and first-day, April 30, and May 1. The brethren and sisters of Brighton and Talleyrand are cordially invited. H. NICOLA.

The Sunday Question and Coming Storm

By Editor

We have considerable original matter on hand, but our correspondents will willingly give place to such articles as those headed, “Our Sunday Laws,” and “The Coming Storm,” found in other portions of this paper. We cannot too intently watch the progress of the agitation on the Sunday question which is soon to be the key note of the last conflict between the people of God, and opposing powers. Some of the workers in the movement have but little conception of the real issue; yet they are none the less surely moving things onward to the result so clearly indicated in the prophetic word. The other article, “The Coming Storm,” we do not take to be a sensational piece. Really scientific men, by whom the facts in the case are furnished, are not given to that style of literature; and we are warranted in looking for electrical, atmospheric, and all other kinds of disturbances in these days, from the plain predictions in the word of God, that such phenomena should appear as we draw near the end.

Business Department.

Not Slothful in Business. Rom. 12:11.

Business Notes.

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RECEIPTS.

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$1.00 each. Mrs M P Thompson 37-1, E W Chapman 37-9, Elijah Shaw 37-16, P H Cody 35-11, J W Bond 37-16, T W Townsend 36-11, L S Wilber 36-15, Susan H Clark 37-1, Mrs Isaac Spear 37-1, Eliza Poling 35-1, Leah Ellis 37-1, Jacob Fuson 37-17, Ann Wells 36-17, Moses White 36-21, Lucina Smith 36-25, H S Herrington 36-25, John Carter 36-1.

$2.00 each. T P Finch 36-14, J E Simonds 37-15, Ann Reed 37-11, Emma A Wilcox 37-7, E Smith 37-1, Mark Andrews 37-1, Margaret Salisbury 37-17, N A Lords 36-22, A W Smith 37-1, F Winchell 36-21, G C Clark 37-1, D A Owen 37-12, Marilla Bristor 37-17, F J Holman 37-15.

Miscellaneous. I D Van Horn $8.00 36-1, S Mountford 3.00 35-1, O F Tripp 25c, 36-4, S A Bourdeau 1.50 37-1.

Books Sent by Mail.

P A Myner 45c, E O Hammond $1.00, G G Briggs 1.00, L D Smith 2.50, Elliott Vance 35c, Wm H Wild 60c, Nancy J Cody 1.00, Cyrus D Grandstaff 35c, Lurancy Bliss 60c, Willard W Stebbins 61c, G W Redding 35c, S F Gibson 3.60, H H Hanchett 1.00, F R Richmond 1.00, S Mountford 25c, Myron Winchell 35c, A A Diamond 32c, S B Whitney 25c, H Blanchard 15c, L M McCoy 1.00, Freeman Hazen 2.00, James B Tubbs 60c, J N Loughborough 1.25, M Bigelow 14c, J P Chamberlain 20c, Robert Farley 50c, H Ticknor 25c, T Shockley 25c, M E Cornell 55c, C D Rumsey 1.00, J Clarke 32c.

Received on Book and Tract Fund.

W H Littlejohn $100.00, M E Rust $5.00, A Friend 5.00, James Covey 2.00, A A Covey 2.00, G W Ball 2.00, Harmon and A J Ogden, 25c, Joseph G Walker 5.55, P P Hackett 5.00, Susan Crandall 4.00, R D Benham 5.00, Thomas Demon 2.00.

Michigan Conference Fund.

A Friend $5.00, Church at Wright 70.00, Church at Deerfield, Mecosta Co., 4.70, Church at Newton 8.75.

General Conference Missionary Fund.

J D Morton & wife $10.00, L Gerould 10.00, S Rider S. B. 2.00, J L Locke & wife 5.00, James White & wife 100.00.

Foreign Missionary Fund.

Geo Leighton $10.00, T K Henry 5.00, D Myers 10.00, Maria M Buckland 2.00, C R W 3.16.

Cash Received on Account.

S Mountford $1.00, John Leland 4.00, J N Loughborough 33.45, I G Soule 14.00, A C Hildes 3.00, W W Jilz 4.40, Jos Clarke 10.00, I Sanborn 2.00.

Benevolent Fund.

P Strong & wife $20.00.

Bro. Cornell at S. Lancaster Meeting

Bro. Cornell writes that he expects to be at the S. Lancaster, Mass., meeting, May 8 and 9.

To Correspondents.

A B WILLIAMS: We pass your request over to Bro. Waggoner. We presume he will give it attention in due time.

J. RAEDELS, JR.: We think that circumstances must largely govern our action in such cases as you mention. We do not know how a rule could be made which would be applicable in all cases. See on 1 John 3:9, in another column.

A. A. BRADFORD: If a Sabbath-keeping parent has a child, of age, who on a visit home is disposed to break the Sabbath, all that such a parent can do, is to request the child to comply with her wishes in the matter. If he disregards this request, he violates the fifth commandment, as well as the fourth, and, so far as we can see, takes the whole responsibility upon himself.

B. F. WILBUR: We do not think sufficient reliance can be placed upon the deductions of Geology, to warrant the devotion of any particular amount of space or time to its defense.

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